Drawing the Deep Sea from a Seat on the Shore

Photo caption: Artist Else Bostelmann’s images brought never-before-seen deep-sea creatures, such as this gulper eel, to life on the page in the 1930s. Her images were used in technical reports, popular publications such as National Geographic, and books, including “Half Mile Down” by bathysphere expedition lead William Beebe. Photo courtesy Wildlife Conservation Society. Article by Brad Fox. Hakai Magazine – May 16, 2023.

In the 1930s, artist Else Bostelmann illuminated in art what scientist William Beebe dictated to her from his cramped seat in a spherical steel bathysphere as it explored the deep sea off Bermuda. She also set up an underwater studio. […]

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